Technical Assistance for Implementation of Civil Society Dialogue and Civil Society Support Programmes (TR2015/DG/01/A5-01/001)
The overall aim of the project is to increase bilateral exchanges and cooperation between CSOs in Turkey and the EU at local, regional and national levels, to promote awareness raising initiatives on importance and benefits of membership of Turkey to the EU within Turkey and EU and on
Technical Assistance on Mental Health Care and Drug Addiction Treatment Services in Prisons
Mental health and drug addiction are challenges for penitentiary systems all over the world. The purpose of this project was to tackle these issues in Turkish prisons and to bring the country’s penal services into line with international and European standards.
Civil Society Facility 2018 – Sivil Düşün IV
This project is the fourth phase of the Sivil Düşün (‘Think Civil’ in English) programme, which is being funded under the Civil Society Facility of Turkey. The ‘Sivil Düşün’ programme is designed to strengthen the structures and values of participatory democracy. It supports activities that strive to contribute
Technical Assistance for Facilitating Access of Disadvantaged Higher Education Students to the Labour Market
Research indicated that disadvantaged people, especially poor students, lack in participation in the labour market. Consequently, the purpose of the project was to increase the employability of disadvantaged people, facilitate their access to the labour market, and increase their access to public employment services. Helping disadvantaged people gain
Technical Assistance for Strengthening Social Dialogue, for Innovation and Change in Turkey
It can be said that the progression through an in-depth training programme and an understanding of the techniques associated are essential for a contemporary understanding of social dialogue concepts and their implementation. In this regard, the project aimed at social development and the enhancement of social cohesion within
Technical Assistance for Support to the Local Human Rights Boards and Women’s Rights Awareness
Despite laws being passed in the 1990s to eliminate discrimination against women and a law to protect survivors of domestic violence being enacted in 1998, the country lags behind in implementing its national and international gender equality commitments. Women in Turkey continue to face challenges, with gender-based violence
